•An alternate name for Vitamin C is Ascorbic acid and Dehydroascorbic acid. •Vitamin C helps the body maintain healthy tissues and a strong immune system, and it helps your body absorb iron. Vitamin C helps your body fight colds or any other illness. Vitamin C is important in your diet and helps stay away or fight lead poisoning. And surprisingly oranges aren’t the top source of getting your vitamin C. •Daily intake for children: -1 / 3 years: 15 mg/day -4 / 8 years: 25 mg/day -9 / 13 years: 45 mg/day
-Girls: 14 / 18 years: 65 mg/day -Boys 14 / 18 years: 75 mg/day -Men age 19 years and older: 90 mg/day -Women age 19 years and older: 75 mg/day -Smokers or those who are around second-hand smoke at any age should increase their daily amount of vitamin C an additional 35 mg per day. -Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding and those who smoke need higher amounts of vitamin C. •Your body doesn’t store Vitamin C, so you need to keep up with your daily intake. Leftover amounts of Vitamin C leave your body through the urine. •Deficiencies are: -(A severe form of vitamin C deficiency is known as scurvy, which mainly affects older, malnourished adults.) -Anemia -Bleeding gums -Decreased ability to fight infection -Decreased wound-healing rate -Dry and splitting hair
-Easy bruising -Gingivitis (inflammation of the gums) -Nosebleeds -Possible weight gain because of slowed metabolism -Rough, dry, scaly skin -Swollen and painful joints -Weakened tooth enamel •Excellent food sources that are high in Vitamin C are: Guava, Red Sweet Pepper, Kiwi, Orange, Green Sweet Pepper, Grapefruit juice, Vegetable juice cocktail, Strawberries, Brussels sprouts, and Cantaloupe. • 3 Interesting Facts! 1. Most animals can produce their own vitamin C. 2. A long time ago sailors were called limeys because they ate lots of citrus fruit.
3. Eskimos almost never contracted scurvy because they ate their meat raw.
•Vitamin C helps the body maintain healthy tissues and a strong immune system, and it helps your body absorb iron. Vitamin C helps your body fight colds or any other illness. Vitamin C is important in your diet and helps stay away or fight lead poisoning. And surprisingly oranges aren’t the top source of getting your vitamin C.
•Daily intake for children:
-1 / 3 years: 15 mg/day
-4 / 8 years: 25 mg/day
-9 / 13 years: 45 mg/day
-Girls: 14 / 18 years: 65 mg/day
-Boys 14 / 18 years: 75 mg/day
-Men age 19 years and older: 90 mg/day
-Women age 19 years and older: 75 mg/day
-Smokers or those who are around second-hand smoke at any age should increase their daily amount of vitamin C an additional 35 mg per day.
-Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding and those who smoke need higher amounts of vitamin C.
•Your body doesn’t store Vitamin C, so you need to keep up with your daily intake. Leftover amounts of Vitamin C leave your body through the urine.
•Deficiencies are:
-(A severe form of vitamin C deficiency is known as scurvy, which mainly affects older, malnourished adults.)
-Anemia
-Bleeding gums
-Decreased ability to fight infection
-Decreased wound-healing rate
-Dry and splitting hair
-Easy bruising
-Gingivitis (inflammation of the gums)
-Nosebleeds
-Possible weight gain because of slowed metabolism
-Rough, dry, scaly skin
-Swollen and painful joints
-Weakened tooth enamel
•Excellent food sources that are high in Vitamin C are: Guava, Red Sweet Pepper, Kiwi, Orange, Green Sweet Pepper, Grapefruit juice, Vegetable juice cocktail, Strawberries, Brussels sprouts, and Cantaloupe.
• 3 Interesting Facts!
1. Most animals can produce their own vitamin C.
2. A long time ago sailors were called limeys because they ate lots of citrus fruit.
3. Eskimos almost never contracted scurvy because they ate their meat raw.